Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 August 1947 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 The election followed the promulgation of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Laos on 11 May 1947, which provided for the National Assembly to be elected by universal suffrage for four-year terms.
The election was held on a non-partisan basis, with all candidates running as independents, and no political parties contested the election.Nohlen et al., p137 The 35 elected deputies formed the first National Assembly established under the new constitution. Prince Souvannarath was subsequently ratified as prime minister.
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